All Commissioning articles – Page 63
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HSJ LocalLondon CCGs to share accountable officer
Commissioning chiefs in south west London are proposing to share an accountable officer in a bid to streamline decision-making and cut costs.
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HSJ LocalGreater Manchester CCGs working towards single commissioning team
Proposals for a joint management team across CCGs and adult social care services in Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Potential for single health and wellbeing board also being considered Plans seen as best way to drive through reconfiguration of hospital services Commissioning chiefs are working on plans for a ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: The road to reconfiguration
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsNHS England accused of 'abuse of public money' over legal appeal
NHS England to appeal High Court judgment requiring it to prescribe a drug to teenager with narcolepsy Patient is soon to turn 18 and has already been told her local CCG will fund the drug from then Father says appeal is “ridiculous” and “abuse of public money” NHS England ...
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CommentWhy new care models need more haste, less speed
Rushing the development of new care models – and the collaborative relationships that drive them – is a recipe for disaster
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NewsPrimary care fund could be reduced by £300m, say commissioners
CCG board papers say estates and technology transformation fund will be reduced to around £400m NHS England says CCG’s figures are inaccurate Bids for premises funding required to go through STP process Source warns the fund could be reduced to “balance the books” Commissioners have raised concerns that ...
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HSJ Local'Outstanding' CCG to make smokers and obese patients wait six months for surgery
Harrogate and Rural District CCG announces new measures to help it make £8.4m of savings Proposals include getting obese patients and smokers to lose weight or quit for six months before being considered for operations The CCG was one of 10 rated “outstanding” by NHS England in July ...
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NewsNew CCG ratings: Over 85 per cent failing on cancer performance
Controversial “Ofsted style” ratings suggest 180 out of the 209 CCGs are failing on cancer performance Just seven CCGs rated “top performing”, while 22 rated as “performing well” Over 85 per cent of clinical commissioning groups are failing to hit required standards on cancer performance and must ...
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NewsExclusive: Charity loses legal challenge to NHS England drug decision
Hepatitis C Trust loses legal challenge to NHS England’s decision to cap access to new drugs for the disease Judge rules decision to roll out treatments via “monthly run rate” is “legitimate” and “rational” Charity argued that capping therapy approved as cost effective went against NICE rules The ...
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NewsCommissioning support units to merge
Two commissioning support units are to merge next year, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures CCG must 'think the unthinkable' to avoid £31m deficit
Shropshire CCG reports £12.2m deterioration from plan in first four months of the year Legacy debts and acute provider overspends are largest cost pressures CCG faces a year-end deficit of £31m if it fails to make sufficient savings Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group is facing a potential £31m deficit ...
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HSJ KnowledgeCancer strategy: How to make the vision a reality
As NHS England looks ahead to a new long term cancer strategy, a survey by HSJ and Macmillan Cancer Support asked HSJ readers how confident they felt about their ability to achieve the new direction
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HSJ LocalCSU director named as CCG chief officer
The managing director of the North of England Commissioning Support Unit has been appointed as chief executive for Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group, and will do both jobs.
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NewsDeep dive review launched as CCG finances worsen
CCGs have overspent planned budgets by £160m in the five months to September Seventy-seven were overspent against plan, compared to 45 at the end of July Deep dive review by NHS England will “test the robustness” of the overall forecast National leaders have launched a “deep dive” review ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Five CCGs consider joint chief across STP patch
Five CCGs consider move to single joint chief officer CCGs say they are reviewing “a number of ways” to collaborate North Central London STP is led by Royal Free chief executive David Sloman Five clinical commissioning groups are considering a move to a single chief officer across their ...
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HSJ Local'Gap' in CCG assurance process for Care UK contract
Verita report identifies “gap” in CCG assurance process for urgent care contract Care UK staffing model for contract “took no account of predictable peaks in demand” CCG failed to seek assurances that contract was not adversely affecting staffing levels and care at north London centre There was a ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: More STPs, fewer CCGs
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsExclusive: NHS free to 'abandon payment by results'
NHS England and NHS Improvement “entirely open” to health economies dropping payment by results, says Simon Stevens Follows planning guidance proposals for whole system control totals NHS England chief executive says alternative proposals must “stack up in the round” The NHS England chief executive has said he and ...
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NewsCCG and advisers accuse each other over £750m contract collapse
Review lays bare chaotic process which led to £750m contract collapse Cambridgeshire CCG and its advisers blame each other for failure on key issues Concerns raised about process and budget set by CCG to deliver deal NHS England says it will scrutinise big contracts more closely in future ...
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NewsNHS England targets 'long tail' of specialised provision
Service reviews planned to cut “long tail” of providers doing small amounts of specialised work Prosthetics, spinal cord injury and paediatric burns services could be reconfigured in 2017-18 STPs must set out plans for collaborative commissioning with NHS England in cancer, mental health or learning disabilities NHS England ...